southside i really like tusca in the southside works. pretty tasty. if you like middle eastern, kassabs on carson is AMAZING. i really enjoy seviche and sonoma grille on liberty downtown. if price isn't an issue, eleven on smallman is very good (big burrito restaurant. if you dont mind shadyside, casbah on highland is very very good too) also capital grill has a good steak if you are looking for that. lidias on smallman in the strip is also very good italian and there tasting menu with the three different types of pasta is always a safe bet. but probably one of my fave restaurants is a place on the southside, on s 17th street is Dish. it is a small little restaurant great if you are going on a date and they have amazing italian food.

Tessaro's in Bloomfield is one of my favorite restaurants in the city. They do what is called "American Hardwood" grilling. The food is awesome. And actually moderately priced.

The Thai restaurant up the street from Tessaro's is also quite good. I don't think it has an actual name...LOL

There is Pointe Brugge in Point Breeze. Belgian food and beer. Very good.

Umi, if you are into sushi and sashimi, is the best in the city for it. Soba Lounge, the restaurant under Umi, is very good as well. Both are on Ellsworth Avenue, Shadyside.

If you are in the mood for sandwiches and wings and a excellent beer selection, you can't beat Fatheads on the South Side. If you want wings, ribs, sandwiches and a decent beer selection, Buffalo Blues in Shadyside/E. Liberty is good.

Letang Is The Truth wrote:but probably one of my fave restaurants is a place on the southside, on s 17th street is Dish. it is a small little restaurant great if you are going on a date and they have amazing italian food.

Dish is awesome. They were still fairly new when I left the city; nice to know they're still in business.

Letang Is The Truth wrote:If we are talking about bloomfield and belgian beers, sharp edge beer emporium on friendship ave in east lib is pretty great and their on the edge ale or whatever its called is amazing

PenguinSteve-o wrote:Doc's place in Shadyside. Bar/restaurant. Best club sandwhich i ever had. and people say their pizza is awesome. thats all, dont live downtown.

I was there with this girl one night for dinner and drinks, and she got the moldiest bun i've ever seen a restaurant serve...and not only that they were complete jerks to her when she sent it back....I havent really had much food from there, but the pizza does smell real good.

another place a little further out that i like is the rivertowne pourhouse in monroeville. there are two other rivertownes (verona and n huntingdon) but they arent as nice and do not brew their own beer like the pour house. if you ever go to one order their soft pretzels.

PenguinSteve-o wrote:Doc's place in Shadyside. Bar/restaurant. Best club sandwhich i ever had. and people say their pizza is awesome. thats all, dont live downtown.

I was there with this girl one night for dinner and drinks, and she got the moldiest bun i've ever seen a restaurant serve...and not only that they were complete jerks to her when she sent it back....I havent really had much food from there, but the pizza does smell real good.

I was just there saturday night before the gin blossoms concert. The upstairs deck was very nice, but you saw the open kitchen when you walked by and it looked like a bomb went off in there.

Bean Curd in McMurray is the best Chinese food in the area, hands down. Don't believe anyone that touts Sesame Inn or PF [Sucks]. It just tastes the absolute freshest. I think the sushi is better than Nakama (though, not quite as good as Kiku in Station Square), as well.

PenguinSteve-o wrote:Doc's place in Shadyside. Bar/restaurant. Best club sandwhich i ever had. and people say their pizza is awesome. thats all, dont live downtown.

I was there with this girl one night for dinner and drinks, and she got the moldiest bun i've ever seen a restaurant serve...and not only that they were complete jerks to her when she sent it back....I havent really had much food from there, but the pizza does smell real good.

I was just there saturday night before the gin blossoms concert. The upstairs deck was very nice, but you saw the open kitchen when you walked by and it looked like a bomb went off in there.

I was upstairs last saturday too....it got so obnoxiously crowded...i just left my card at the bar because i refused to wait in that line to close out my tab...